malonic acid

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, dibasic acid, C 3 H 4 O 4 , easily decomposed by heat: used chiefly as an intermediate in the synthesis of barbiturates.

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malonic acid British  

/ -ˈlɒn-, məˈləʊnɪk /

noun

1. another name for propanedioic acid

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malonic acid Scientific  

/ mə-lō′nĭk,-lŏn′ĭk /

1. A white crystalline acid derived from malic acid and used in making barbiturates. Chemical formula: C ₃ H ₄ O ₄ .

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Etymology

Origin of malonic acid

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

“This is like agile programming, but for biology,” said Eric Steen, a co-founder of Lygos, a start-up here creating yeasts that make malonic acid, an ingredient in fragrances commonly derived from cyanide.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2016

Lygos and other contemporary bio-based manufacturers benefit in particular from a tool called Crispr, which can snip into a sequence of DNA and insert desired features, like a propensity to create malonic acid.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2016

He figures that his product, malonic acid, has a market worth $250 million — small enough that there has not been too many thoughts about efficiency.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2016

Small piles of malonic acid, a white crystal in refined form, mark the way to a wall of deep freezers, where the champion strains await industrial vats.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2016

From the nitroacetic acid obtained above, malonic acid was prepared, and from this a monochlormalonic acid was obtained; we assume the chlorine atom to replace the c hydrogen atom.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various